Month: October 2018

Our very hard working Student Council taught up of a really exciting competition in the run up to Halloween whereby they would fill two Jars with a secret number of sweets and allow our students to guess the exact number. It was somewhat of a lucky dip some might say but not our two winners!…

Today marked the long awaited return of scientist Scott Ziglinski to St Malachy’s BNS. It was yet another very welcome visit which the children found very enjoyable. The main task of the day was to power a go-cart using magnets. As always, the competition was fierce and those who didn’t start off so well learned…

The Halloween Fancy Dress competition was split into a Junior and Senior grade. There were some excellent costumes so a huge thanks to all the parents and gaurdians for putting time and effort into making it such a great success. The yard was no place for the feint hearted! Check out our pictures of the…

This week in St Malachy’s BNS, we held a ‘Lego Legends’ competition. In order to enter, the boys took in a lego masterpiece of their choice from home, these were then judged and seven finalists made it through to the last day. In the final, the boys were placed in a room and given three…

This week is yet another very busy week in St Malachy’s BNS with Bricks 4 Kidz visiting our second classes today (Tuesday). Today we will also be taking our classes to the Long Walk shopping Centre to place plastic bottles and competition entry forms in the Cube. This competition gives our boys the chance to win…

A big thanks to the local Gardaí who visited our school this week to talk with our boys about the dangers of fireworks. We are very aware of the injuries that can be incurred from using or being a bystander while unsupervised minors use fireworks. The Gardaí have ensured us that they will be on…

To mark the finale of Maths Week 2018, the teachers and students combined to create a Maths Fair in our hall. This gave every class in the school the chance to challenge themselves against their friends in games ranging from Sudoku to X’s & O’s. The fair included a huge number and variety of stations…

This past week has been a vèry busy one in St Malachy’s BNS, having hosted Maths Week in an incredibly inclusive, competitive and fun environment. Among an amazing list of Maths conundrums and games, the junior classes exercised their primatab skills while the senior took part in the Maths Week Maths Boards Challenge. However, one…

The boys of St Malachy’s were given a real treat recently with the visit of Tadgh & Sarán O’Mhaollaghán . The two brothers, past pupils of the school popped in to talk about where their love of music came from, their time at the school and some insight into the types of music and instruments they…